Day 9 dawned with Roberto The Italian rustling his bags at 6:05 am.  I figured that since I was thus awake, I'd might as well arise too - better for the others to make one round of noise than separately (our Group of Seven had our own room).  I had a  nagging urge to walk two … Continue reading Day 9: to Aljucen, 32.7 kms

27 kms on a straight dirt road under grey skies with a strong cold wind blowing.  Ugh! Edit: I'm back home now and am able to attach some pics of the municipal albergue in Torremejia.  A very modern renovation of an old monastery.  There's several rooms with lots of bunks but the building is on … Continue reading Day 8: to Torremejia, 27.4kms

a square in Villafranca Finally we have a little peregrino community going, we bonded last night in the tiny bar of the warm kitchen over red wine and trail notes. There's some concern over how busy the camino is due to Semana Santa (Easter Holy Week) so the 7 of us booked ahead for tonight at … Continue reading Day 7: to Villafranca, 19.5 kms

A simple day of just easy walking on wide dirt farm roads. 2 streams to fjord but luckily it's been very dry this winter and the little rocks that were strategically placed as stepping stones were sufficient to make the crossing. how cute is that little train sign! I'm spending the night in the city … Continue reading Day 6: to Zafra, 25 kms

The villages are far and few between on this route and so I'm often finding myself down a pint or two of coffee. I could have stopped for my cafe con leche as soon as I started this morning but I espied 3 pilgrims ahead of me and my competitive spirit didn't want to lose sight … Continue reading Day 5: to Fuente de Cantos, 21.6kms